Reyes, America (audio interview and summary)

Notes:

Oral history interview with America Reyes. Interviewed by Penny Burillo. Spanish language recording. Summary in English and Spanish. February 11, 2016. América Reyes was born in El Realito, Tamaulipas, Mexico. She lived in Mexico for all of her childhood. She came to the United States when she was 22 years old and lived in Dallas, Texas. She married there and had two sons and one daughter. In 1997, América and her mother and brothers came to Walkerville, Michigan. They began working as migrants, picking vegetables in the fields. América now works at Michigan Freeze Pack. She wants to stay in Michigan in the future.

Date Created:

2016-02-11T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries

Subject Topic:

El Realito, Tamaulipas, Mexico, San Antonio, Texas, Factory, Asparagus, Marriage, Farming, Winter, Michigan Freeze Pack, Insurance, and Season

Language:

eng and spa

Rights:

<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a>

URL:

https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/42229